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Sam Hersey, 68, murdered, Midrand

“He was in his car-boot, a plastic bag over his head and a cable-tie around his neck…’

Sam Hersey, 68, murdered, Vodaworld Midrand

Police have identified the body of a murdered man in Midrand as being Mr Sam Hersey, 68, a resident of Halfway House. He was found murdered in the boot of his car on Feb 9 2011: a plastic bag was tied across his head and he had a cable-tie around his neck. Midrand police spokesman Mmakgamo Semono said Mr Hersey was reported missing by a friend on 3 February. (source: Sne Gumeda, LookLocal.co.za) There was no report that anything of value was missing and no report of anyone being arrested.

His body was discovered after a staff member of Vodaworld cellphone centre noticed a strange smell coming from a ‘suspicious’ car said its spokesman Richard Boorman. The staffer notified security. A murder case has been opened at the Midrand police station, and police are investigating, they claim. No further information has been supplied about Mr Hersey.

The term "genocide" was coined by legal scholar Raphael Lemkin in 1943, writing:

'Generally speaking, genocide does not necessarily mean the immediate destruction of a nation, except when accomplished by mass killings of all members of a nation. It is intended rather to signify a coordinated plan of different actionsaiming at the destruction of essential foundations of the life of national groups, with the aim of annihilating the groups themselves.

The objectives of such a plan would be the disintegration of the political and social institutions, of culture, language, national feelings, religion, and the economic existence of national groups, and the destruction of personal security, liberty, health, dignity and lives of the members of such groups... '